Program Overview

Programme: MEng Project Management (Coursework)

The MEng Project Management programme is offered by the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology at the University of Pretoria.

Programme Information

• The master's degree is conferred on the basis of examinations of coursework and a mini-dissertation.
• A minimum of 180 credits is required to obtain the MEng degree, consisting of a mini-dissertation (90 credits) and coursework (90 credits).
• Recognition is not granted for credits acquired during studying for the BEngHons or the BScHons.
• The curriculum is determined in consultation with the relevant head of department.

Admission Requirements

1. Relevant BEng degree (4-year) (NQF level 8) or equivalent.
2. Three years of relevant postgraduate work experience may be required.

Other Programme-Specific Information

Details regarding the curricula as well as syllabi of the respective domains are available from the Department.

Examinations and Pass Requirements

• The examination in each module for which a student is registered takes place during the normal examination period after the conclusion of lectures.
• A student registered for the master's degree must complete his or her studies within three years, provided that the Dean, on recommendation of the relevant head of department, may approve a stipulated limited extension of this period.
• A student must obtain at least 50% in an examination for each module where no semester or year mark is required.
• In modules where semester or year marks are awarded, a minimum examination mark of 40% and a final mark of 50% is required.
• No supplementary or special examinations are granted at postgraduate level.

Research Information

A student must, by means of a mini-dissertation, prove that he or she is capable of planning, instituting, and executing a scientific investigation. As part of the examination, a student must submit an article and present at the final-year symposium. The article should be based on the research that the student has conducted for the mini-dissertation and be approved by the supervisor.

Pass with Distinction

A student who completes the master's degree on grounds of coursework and a mini-dissertation passes with distinction if a weighted average mark of at least 75% (not rounded) is obtained in the first 180 credits obtained for the degree, provided that 90 of these credits are allocated to the mini-dissertation.

Core Modules

• IGB 899: Mini-dissertation 899 (Credits: 90.00)
• IHR 801: Project organisation 801 (Credits: 10.00)
• IMP 802: Project planning 802 (Credits: 10.00)
• IPF 802: Finance and cost management 802 (Credits: 10.00)
• IPJ 801: Procurement and contract management 801 (Credits: 10.00)
• IPK 803: Information technology and service project management 803 (Credits: 10.00)
• IQM 801: Quality and integration management 801 (Credits: 10.00)
• IRI 801: Risk management 801 (Credits: 10.00)
• ISE 802: Project systems engineering 802 (Credits: 10.00)
• KBS 803: Construction management 803 (Credits: 10.00)

Elective Modules

• IBI 801: Systems thinking 801 (Credits: 10.00)
• IIM 801: Industrial marketing 801 (Credits: 10.00)
• IKG 881: Commercialisation and intellectual property 881 (Credits: 10.00)
• ILB 884: Knowledge and information management 884 (Credits: 10.00)
• ILC 803: Legal aspects 803 (Credits: 10.00)
• ILE 802: Sustainable management 802 (Credits: 10.00)
• INP 880: New product development 880 (Credits: 10.00)
• IOE 801: New ventures and entrepreneurship 801 (Credits: 10.00)
• IPM 802: Programme and portfolio management 802 (Credits: 10.00)
• IRM 801: Business intelligence management 801 (Credits: 10.00)